Ticagrelor versus clopidogrel after fibrinolytic therapy in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Rationale and design of the ticagrelor in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction treated with thrombolysis (TREAT) trial
Publication date: August 2018Source: American Heart Journal, Volume 202Author(s): Otavio Berwanger, Jose C. Nicolau, Antonio C. Carvalho, Lixin Jiang, Shaun Goodman, Stephen J. Nicholls, Alexander Parkhomenko, Oleg Averkov, Carlos Tajer, Germán Malaga, Jose F. Kerr Saraiva, Francisco Fonseca, Helio P. Guimaraes, Pedro G.M. de Barros e Silva, Lucas P. Damiani, Denise M. Paisani, Camila M.R. Lasagno, Carolina T. Candido, Nanci Valeis, Diogo D.F. MoiaAbstractBackgroundThe safety and efficacy of ticagrelor in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with fibrinolytic therapy remain uncertain.ObjectivesThe primary objective of the TicagRElor in pAtients with ST elevation myocardial infarction treated with Thrombolysis (TREAT) trial is to evaluate the short-term safety of ticagrelor when compared with clopidogrel in STEMI patients treated with fibrinolytic therapy. Key secondary objectives are to assess the safety and efficacy of ticagrelor compared with clopidogrel at 12-months.DesignThe TREAT trial is a multicenter, randomized, phase III, Prospective randomized open blinded end-point (PROBE) study that enrolled 3,799 patients in 152 sites from 10 countries. Following administration of fibrinolytic therapy patients were randomized to a loading dose of ticagrelor 180 mg or clopidogrel 300 mg followed by a maintenance dose of ticagrelor 90 mg twice daily or clopidogrel 75 mg/day for 12-months. The primary outcome is the rate of TIMI major bleeding at 30-days...
Source: American Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
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